{"id":14540,"date":"2025-06-25T15:01:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T14:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/?p=14540"},"modified":"2026-03-11T09:46:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T09:46:58","slug":"alligators-mouth-shortlist-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/bn\/alligators-mouth-shortlist-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The Alligator\u2019s Mouth Award 2025 shortlist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>The Alligator&#8217;s Mouth Award has announced its 2025 shortlist! This prize champions both authors and illustrators of children&#8217;s fiction.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at these visually engaging stories, available to borrow from our catalogue!<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beti-and-the-little-round-house.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Book cover of Beti and the Little Round House by Atinuke&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Beti and the little round house&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>Beti and the Little Round House<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Atinuke and Emily Hughes <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beti lives in a little round house in the woods with Mam, Tad, Baby Jac, her cheeky goat Naughty and many other farm animals.<\/p>\n<p>Written in Atinuke&#8217;s rhythmic, heartfelt style and brought to life by Emily Hughes&#8217; illustrations, this collection of four stories centred around a strong-willed little girl is a celebration of having adventures with our friends in the lush wild with each changing season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/OPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=3489380\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Borrow <em>Beti and the Little Round House<\/em> \u2192<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Murray-the-viking.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Book cover of Murray the Viking by Adam Stower&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Murray the viking&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>Murray the Viking<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Adam Stower<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Murray is a cat. Murray loves snoozing, fluffy blankets, and peace and quiet. Bun is a bun. Bun loves. EVERYTHING! And together they are unstoppable! SOMETIMES Murray&#8217;s enchanted cat flap leads to the garden, but mostly it leads to ADVENTURE!<\/p>\n<p>And when Murray and Bun travel through the cat flap and find themselves in a land of VIKINGS, they are given a VERY IMPORTANT MISSION: to travel to TROLL ISLAND and rescue Eggrik the Viking &#8211; if he hasn&#8217;t already been gobbled up by the trolls, that is.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/OPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=3445569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Borrow <em>Murray the Viking<\/em> \u2192<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gordon-meanest-goose.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Book cover of Gordon: The Meanest Goose on Earth by Alex Latimer&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Gordon meanest goose&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>Gordon: The Meanest Goose on Earth<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Alex Latimer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of mean geese in the world. They hiss and honk and chase you down for a handful of crumbs. But Gordon is the meanest of them all. He stomps on sandcastles, knocks ice-creams out of hands, and punches sharks &#8211; he&#8217;s the worst, and he loves it.<\/p>\n<p>Until one day, something extraordinary happens! Anthony the Piglet gives him a flower. With this one act of kindness, Gordon&#8217;s world begins to crumble.<\/p>\n<p>Join Gordon the Goose, Anthony the Piglet, and the citizens of Grover Gardens for a laugh-out-loud journey of empathy, courage, and soggy bread.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/OPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=3557787\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Borrow <em>Gordon: The Meanest Goose on Earth<\/em> \u2192<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/This-lake-is-fake.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Book cover of This Lake is Fake by Julian Gough&#8221; title_text=&#8221;This lake is fake&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>Rabbit &amp; Bear: This Lake is Fake!<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Julian Gough<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rabbit is fed up. Spring has come, but it&#8217;s not as perfect as he thought it would be. Bear thinks that if they work hard, they can make it better. But Rabbit has a Plan. He sets off across the lake in search of a perfect world.<\/p>\n<p>Crossing the water together, Rabbit and Bear learn many things, and discover that their perfect world may be closer at hand than Rabbit had thought.<\/p>\n<p>A story of hope, friendship, and an entire island made of bird droppings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.spydus.co.uk\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/OPAC\/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&amp;BRN=3552330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Borrow <em>This Lake is Fake!<\/em> \u2192<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Supersquirrel.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Book cover of Supersquirrel and the Crazy Rain Maker by Russell Punter&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Supersquirrel&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>Supersquirrel and the Crazy Rain Maker<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Russell Punter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When a top secret formula is stolen, it&#8217;s a job for Supersquirrel. Using her amazing superpowers, she tracks down the culprit, the ruthless Dr Drizzle, who has a plan to make a fortune. Help Supersquirrel to solve a variety of puzzles and put a stop to Dr Drizzle&#8217;s evil scheme.<\/p>\n<p>Simple text and comic strips to make reading fun, packed full of puzzles to solve as you read the story. 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